Decision Workspace
k_board vs tui-term vs termion
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
k_board
growingv1.3.1
A keyboard event handler that allows dynamic development
67
tui-term
growingv0.3.2
A pseudoterminal widget for ratatui
66
termion
stablev4.0.6
A bindless library for manipulating terminals.
Core Metrics
| k_board | tui-term | termion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 29.6K | 728.2K | 9.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 291 | 92.7K | 331.7K |
| Dependents | 1 | 246 | 7.6K |
| Releases | 20 | 19 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 394d ago | 24d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 2y 10m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
k_board
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tui-term
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
termion
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| k_board | tui-term | termion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.1 | 0.3.2 | 4.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 65KB | 24KB |
| Features | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-term leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termion has the most downloads (9.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •termion is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ k_board has not been updated in over a year.
- •tui-term is pre-1.0 — API may change.